Neurodiversity in higher education
Subtitle: positive responses to specific learning differences
By: edited by David Pollak.
Contributors: Pollak, David.
Publisher: Wiley; Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780470741597; 9780470997536
Subjects: Learning disabled -- Education (Higher); College students with disabilities; Learning -- Physiological aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / David Pollak; title: Neurodiversity, disability, legislation and policy development / Alan Hurst; title: The psychological assessment of neurodiversity / David Grant; title: Dyslexia / Ross Cooper; title: Dyspraxia / Sharon Drew; title: Dyscalculia / Clare Trott; title: Asperger syndrome: empathy is a two-way street / Nicola Martin; title: Attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder AD(H)D / Mary Colley; title: Mental well-being / Kitty McCrea; title: Assistive technology / E.A. Draffan; title: Teaching, learning and assessment: "it's not like you think?" / Heather Symonds; title: Conclusion: linking the strands together / David Pollak.